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BINOCULAR TOUR

1. NGC 752 and 56 Andromedae

ut mag. +3.0 Beta (β) Trianguli at the south of the field of view and NGC 752 should appear near the north, just to the left of a close pair of 6thmagnitude orange stars (56 Andromedae). Unusually, the stars are yellowish (we normally

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